The comedies, histories, tragedies and poems of William Shakspere, ed. by C. Knight. National ed. [6], Volume 1 |
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... Unto a ragged , fearful , hanging rock , - And throw it thence into the raging sea ! Lo , here in one line is his name twice writ , - " Poor forlorn Proteus , passionate Proteus , To the sweet Julia ; " that I'll tear away ; And yet I ...
... Unto a ragged , fearful , hanging rock , - And throw it thence into the raging sea ! Lo , here in one line is his name twice writ , - " Poor forlorn Proteus , passionate Proteus , To the sweet Julia ; " that I'll tear away ; And yet I ...
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... Unto the secret nameless friend of yours ; Which I was much unwilling to proceed in , But for my duty to your ladyship . SIL . I thank you , gentle servant : ' t is very clerkly done . VAL . Now trust me , madam , it came hardly off ...
... Unto the secret nameless friend of yours ; Which I was much unwilling to proceed in , But for my duty to your ladyship . SIL . I thank you , gentle servant : ' t is very clerkly done . VAL . Now trust me , madam , it came hardly off ...
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... Or fearing else some messenger , that might her mind discover , Herself hath taught her love himself to write unto her lover.— All this I speak in printa , for in print B 2 SCENE 1. ] 19 TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA . TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 1.
... Or fearing else some messenger , that might her mind discover , Herself hath taught her love himself to write unto her lover.— All this I speak in printa , for in print B 2 SCENE 1. ] 19 TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA . TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 1.
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... aid me with thy counsel . PRO . Go on before ; I shall inquire you forth : I must unto the roada , to disembark B Road - open harbour . Some necessaries that I needs must use ; And then 26 [ ACT II . TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA .
... aid me with thy counsel . PRO . Go on before ; I shall inquire you forth : I must unto the roada , to disembark B Road - open harbour . Some necessaries that I needs must use ; And then 26 [ ACT II . TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA .
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... unto my friend , Hath made me publisher of this pretence b . DUKE . Upon mine honour , he shall never know That I had any light from thee of this . PRO . Adieu , my lord ; sir Valentine is coming . Enter VALENTINE . DUKE . Sir Valentine ...
... unto my friend , Hath made me publisher of this pretence b . DUKE . Upon mine honour , he shall never know That I had any light from thee of this . PRO . Adieu , my lord ; sir Valentine is coming . Enter VALENTINE . DUKE . Sir Valentine ...
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Page 471 - But mercy is above this sceptred sway, It is enthroned in the hearts of kings, It is an attribute to God himself; And earthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew, Though justice be thy plea, consider this— That in the course of justice none of us Should see salvation; we do pray for mercy, And that same prayer doth teach us all to render The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea, Which if thou follow, this strict court...
Page 479 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
Page 473 - Tarry a little ; — there is something else. — This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood ; The words expressly are a pound of flesh : Then take thy bond, take thou thy pound of flesh ; But, in the cutting it, if thou dost shed One drop of Christian blood, thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice.
Page 385 - I had. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was.
Page 242 - Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to heaven : the fated sky Gives us free scope ; only, doth backward pull Our slow designs, when we ourselves are dull.
Page 454 - Is now converted : but now I was the lord Of this fair mansion, master of my servants, Queen o'er myself; and even now, but now, This house, these servants, and this same myself, Are yours, my lord...
Page 363 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.